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Item Critique of Western Modernity in Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude(Department of English, 2019) Lamichhane, DikshaItem Politics of Myth and History in Derek Walcott’s Omeros(Department of English, 2020) Shrestha, HeenaTo read Derek Walcott’s epic Omeros is to focus on its representation of myth and history to narrate the story of St. Lucia with reference to the history of wars and slavery, and to relate mythical references with common people of St. Lucia. This research analyzes the politics behind the use of myth and history of Caribbean by using alternative modernity vis-a-vis Caribbean discourse. Through mythical references, Walcott revives the native history of St. Lucia as an alternative to Western modernity resulted by the history of imperialism. This research concludes that Walcott, in this epic, valorizes the rich cultural heritage of St. Lucia and highlights the significance of ancestral heritage and the need of cultural revival against the domination of Western culture.Item Tradition versus Modernity: A Search for Alternative Modernity in Markandaya's Nectar in aSieve(Department of English, 2016) Srivastaw, SushantThis research entitled “Tradition versus Modernty: A search of Alternative Modernity” in Kamala Markandaya'sNectar in a Sievetries to investigate clash between tradition and modernity. This research focuses on western encroachment upon Indian culture andtradition and Rukmani’s struggle to preserve her cultural heritage and tradition in the age of western modernization. The protagonist, Rukmani, valorizes her own tradition, culture and rituals in spite of accepting western culture in the pace of changingtime. Rukmani advocates for a distinct type of modernity which preserve her tradition and culture and study changes in it. .This research finds Rukmani accept modernism which has space for her tradition and culture and studies changes in it in pace of time.The westerners who come as a worker and settle in her village have great influence in villagers. Thus, this research reveals changes in tradition through alternative modernism. To conduct my research, I take insight from Dipesh chakarvartory, Ashish Nandyand Arjun Appadurai. [Key Terms: Alternative Modernity, Tradition, City, Western encroachment, Cultural Heritage,]